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A. F. SHELDON, J. S .`TODD, T. S. LEDYARD, AND L. S. CUYLER.`

Letters .Patent No, 74,018, elated February 4, '1868.

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TO WI-IOM IT MAY OONOERN:

Be it known that I, ASAHEL TODD, Jr., of Pultneyville, Wayne county, NewYork, have invented new and useful Improvements in theConstruction ofFence; and I do hereby declare that the following is a. full and exactdescription thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,making a part' of this specifica. tion, in which- Figure l shows theinvention, used in constructing wire and picket-fence.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the same, without the guides.

Similar letter ofv reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

The double-a-ctingjointed lever D, figs. l and 2, is made of wood oriron, with suihcient curve in the middle section toA allow theshort'arms E E to fold parallel with the middle section J. The shortarms E E are pivoted to the middle section J, and articulate upon a boltor pin passing through the arms E E', and middle section J, at F F. Whenit is desirable to build field-fences rapidly, without using a line toset the pickets ata uniform height, the guide I is bolted to the side ofthel upper arm E, to retain the lever at right angles with the wires,und the indexes I'I H are secured, at proper distances apart, upon theupright standard L, which is nailed or bolted to the middle section J,iig. 1'. The short arms E E are notched. at K K', iig. 2,\to hold thelever in position upon the wires. i

To enable others to make and use my invention, I will describe itsoperation. e

The posts A are set in the ground in the usual manner. The wires B B arefastened to the posts, at proper distances apart, to permit the lever Dto be worked without changing the relative position of the' wires uponthe posts. The short arms E E and guide I, tig. I, are placed betweenthe parallel wires B B', with the short arm E folded to the middlesection, the short arm E erect. Now introduce a picket, the top of whichshould be even with the index II. Drive the picket tight, then, with thehand, grasp the middle section D, and draw it from the wires anddownwards; this will cause the wires to cross, as shown by the dottedlines, iig. 1. The next picl et,`M, is new introduced, the top of whichshould he even with the index H, shown in fig.1 by dotted lines.

What I claim, and desire to secure hy Letters Patent, is*

1. The jointed double-actinglever i 2. The detachable indexes K and HII', in combination with the double-acting lever D and guide I.

8. The detachable guide I, in combination with the lever D. and indexesK andH H', substantially and for the purposes set forth.

ASAHEL TODD, JR. Witnesses Tues. n. CONNOLLY, Emu. F. BROWN.

